diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
index 88c0fe554..f07e80f62 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ func (f eip1559Calculator) CurrentFees(chainConfig *chain.Config, db kv.Getter)
 	}
 
 	currentHeader, err := rawdb.ReadHeaderByHash(db, hash)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
+	if currentHeader == nil {
+		return 0, 0, 0, 0, nil
+	}
 
 	if chainConfig != nil {
 		if currentHeader.BaseFee != nil {